"Keep the Home Fires Burning (1914 song) Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home) is a British patriotic First World War song composed in 1914 by Ivor Novello with words by Lena Guilbert Ford (whose middle name was sometimes printed as ""Gilbert""). The song was published first as ""<nowiki>'</nowiki>Till the Boys Come Home"" on 8 October 1914 by Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew Ltd. in London. A new edition was printed in 1915 with the name ""Keep the Home-Fires Burning"". The song became very popular in the United Kingdom during the war, along with ""It's a Long Way to"
"She Keeps the Home Fires Burning ""She Keeps the Home Fires Burning"" is a song written by Mike Reid, Don Pfrimmer and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in April 1985 as the first single from his ""Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"". album. ""She Keeps the Home Fires Burning"" was Milsap's 41st single to be released, and his 26th No. 1 hit on the country charts, the song is highly regarded as one of Milsap's most popular songs. The song is also featured on numerous compilation albums; including ""40 #1 Hits"" and ""The"
"1918. Mrs. Brown, Ford's mother, was only hurt in the bombing. Their remains were returned to and interred in the United States. Lena Guilbert Ford Lena Guilbert Brown Ford, middle name sometimes listed as Gilbert, (1870 – March 7, 1918) was a lyricist, best known for ""Keep the Home Fires Burning"" which she wrote during the First World War. She was born Lena Guilbert Brown in Venango County, Pennsylvania and attended Elmira College, graduating in 1887. She married physician Harry Hale Ford and settled in Elmira, later divorcing him and relocating, with her mother and son, to London, England, where"
"Lena Guilbert Ford Lena Guilbert Brown Ford, middle name sometimes listed as Gilbert, (1870 – March 7, 1918) was a lyricist, best known for ""Keep the Home Fires Burning"" which she wrote during the First World War. She was born Lena Guilbert Brown in Venango County, Pennsylvania and attended Elmira College, graduating in 1887. She married physician Harry Hale Ford and settled in Elmira, later divorcing him and relocating, with her mother and son, to London, England, where they would remain for twenty years. During World War I, Ford opened her home to soldiers and took care of them. While"
"Essential Ronnie Milsap"". She Keeps the Home Fires Burning ""She Keeps the Home Fires Burning"" is a song written by Mike Reid, Don Pfrimmer and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in April 1985 as the first single from his ""Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"". album. ""She Keeps the Home Fires Burning"" was Milsap's 41st single to be released, and his 26th No. 1 hit on the country charts, the song is highly regarded as one of Milsap's most popular songs. The song is also featured on numerous compilation albums; including ""40 #1"
"Lilacs (Walker) Lilacs for voice and orchestra (or Lilacs) is a musical composition by George T. Walker, Jr. (1922–2018) that was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Music. The work, scored for soprano soloist and orchestra, was the unanimous choice of the Pulitzer prize jury. Walker was the first African-American composer to be awarded the prize. Walker set the 1865 poem, ""When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"", by poet Walt Whitman. Whitman wrote the poem as an elegy to President Abraham Lincoln after his death on 15 April 1865. The composition was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on"
"February 1, 1996. ""The unanimous choice of the Music Jury, this passionate, and very American, musical composition...has a beautiful and evocative lyrical quality using words of Walt Whitman."" Lilacs (Walker) Lilacs for voice and orchestra (or Lilacs) is a musical composition by George T. Walker, Jr. (1922–2018) that was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Music. The work, scored for soprano soloist and orchestra, was the unanimous choice of the Pulitzer prize jury. Walker was the first African-American composer to be awarded the prize. Walker set the 1865 poem, ""When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"", by poet Walt Whitman."
"Sequel to Drum-Taps Sequel to Drum-Taps, subtitled When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd and other poems, is a collection of eighteen poems written and published by nineteenth-century American poet Walt Whitman in 1865. Most of the poems in the collection reflect on the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the collection includes two elegiac poems, ""When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"" and ""O Captain! My Captain!"", written in response to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. These poems were later included in ""Leaves of Grass"", Whitman's comprehensive collection of his poetry that was expanded throughout his life. At"
"Keep the Fire Burnin' (Dan Hartman song) Keep the Fire Burnin<nowiki>'</nowiki> is a song by American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman starring Loleatta Holloway, released as the lead single in 1994 from his posthumous album ""Keep The Fire Burnin'"". The album largely featured remixes of Hartman's previous hits. One of Hartman's final compositions, ""Keep the Fire Burnin'"" was written and produced by Hartman. Following the release of his 1989 instrumental album ""New Green Clear Blue"", Hartman turned once again to producing and writing, mainly for others. By 1993, Hartman began to record a new album of contemporary pop and dance music. While"
"Jimmy McHugh James Francis McHugh (July 10, 1894 – May 23, 1969) was an American composer. One of the most prolific songwriters from the 1920s to the 1950s, he is credited with over 500 songs. His songs were recorded by many artists, including Chet Baker, June Christy, Bing Crosby, Deanna Durbin, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Adelaide Hall, Billie Holiday, Bill Kenny, Peggy Lee, Carmen Miranda, Nina Simone, and Dinah Washington. McHugh began his career in Boston, where he published about a dozen songs with local publishers. His first success was with the World War I song ""Keep the Love-Light Burning"
"Keep the Love-Light Burning in the Window Till the Boys Come Marching Home Keep the Love-Light Burning in the Window Till the Boys Come Marching Home is a World War I song with music and lyrics by Jack Caddigan and Jimmy McHugh. It was first published in May, 1917, a month after the United States entered World War I, by D. W. Cooper Publishing Co., in Boston, MA. By October, Chappell & Co. had brought suit, alleging that the title and refrain violated copyright on the British song, ""Keep the Home-Fires Burning."" Cooper settled out of court by agreeing to"
"Raging Fire ""Raging Fire"" is a song by American recording artist Phillip Phillips, from his second studio album, ""Behind the Light"". ""Raging Fire"" was written by Phillips, Todd Clark, Derek Fuhrmann, and Gregg Wattenberg. Recorded in New York City, the production was also handled by Wattenberg and was released as the album's lead single on March 3, 2014, by Interscope Records. A music video for the song was released on April 10, 2014. ""Raging Fire"" is a pop rock and folk rock song with comparisons to Phillips' first single ""Home"". The song peaked at number 58 in the United States"
"Joseph Philbrick Webster Joseph Philbrick Webster, also known as J.P. Webster (February 18, 1819 – January 18, 1875), was an American songwriter and composer most notable for his musical compositions during the Antebellum and American Civil War periods of United States history, and his post-war hymns. Amongst his most notable works are the ballad ""Lorena"" (1857), often considered the most popular song of the American Civil War (on both sides), ""I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets"" (written in 1860 and later known as ""Wildwood Flower"") and ""In the Sweet By and By"" (1868), one of the best-known Christian hymns in American"
"Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including ""Take Me to the River"", ""Tired of Being Alone"", ""I'm Still in Love with You"", ""Love and Happiness"", and his signature song, ""Let's Stay Together"". Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, Green was referred to on the museum's site as being ""one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music"". He has also been referred to"
"Doris Akers Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923 – July 26, 1995) was an American gospel music composer, arranger and singer. Known for her work with the Sky Pilot Choir, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Doris Akers was born in Brookfield, Missouri to parents Floyd and Pearl Akers. She had nine siblings; Edward, Floyd, Evelyn, Marian, Donald, Nellie, Bernice, Harley, and Charles. The family moved to nearby Kirksville when she was five years old. She learned to play the piano by ear at age six and wrote her first song, ""Keep the Fire"
"well as his ability to transform simple love prose into a profound statement."""" Keep the Fire Burnin' (Dan Hartman song) Keep the Fire Burnin<nowiki>'</nowiki> is a song by American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman starring Loleatta Holloway, released as the lead single in 1994 from his posthumous album ""Keep The Fire Burnin'"". The album largely featured remixes of Hartman's previous hits. One of Hartman's final compositions, ""Keep the Fire Burnin'"" was written and produced by Hartman. Following the release of his 1989 instrumental album ""New Green Clear Blue"", Hartman turned once again to producing and writing, mainly for others. By 1993, Hartman"
"Green Grow the Lilacs (play) Green Grow the Lilacs is a 1930 play by Lynn Riggs named for the popular folk song of the same name. It was performed 64 times on Broadway, opening at the Guild Theatre on January 26, 1931, and closing March 21, 1931. It had had an out-of-town tryout, running January 19–24, 1931, at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C.. It is the basis of the 1943 musical ""Oklahoma!"". The play was produced by the Theatre Guild and directed by Herbert J. Biberman. Franchot Tone portrayed cowboy Curly; June Walker was seen as his sweetheart, Laurey."
"Quiet Fire Quiet Fire is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, released in November 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, Regent Studios, and The Hit Factory in New York City. The album peaked at number 18 on the ""Billboard"" Top LPs & Tape, and its single ""Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"" charted at number 76 on the Hot 100. In a contemporary review for ""The Village Voice"", Robert Christgau gave ""Quiet Fire"" a ""C"", writing that Flack occasionally ""sounds kind, intelligent, and very likable, but she often exhibits the gratuitous gentility"
"into rallying public support and enthusiasm for the war effort. Patriotic music hall compositions such as ""Keep the Home Fires Burning"" (1914), ""Pack up Your Troubles"" (1915), ""It's a Long Way to Tipperary"" (1914) and ""We Don't Want to Lose You (but we think you ought to Go)"", were sung by music hall audiences, and sometimes by soldiers in the trenches. Many songs promoted recruitment (""All the boys in khaki get the nice girls"", 1915); others satirised particular elements of the war experience. ""What did you do in the Great war, Daddy"" (1919) criticised profiteers and slackers; Vesta Tilley's ""I've"
"the Strand Theatre, which became his London home for the rest of his life. In London he found a mentor in Sir Edward Marsh, a well-known patron of the arts. Marsh encouraged him to compose and introduced him to people who could help his career. He adopted part of his mother's maiden name, ""Novello"" as his professional surname, although he did not change it legally until 1927. In 1914, at the start of the First World War, Novello wrote ""Keep the Home Fires Burning"", a song that expressed the feelings of innumerable families sundered by World War I. Novello composed"
"Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time is a 1928 song composed by Nathaniel Shilkret with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert. It is the theme song of the motion picture Lilac Time, starring Gary Cooper and Colleen Moore. The song sold almost two million copies of sheet music and was recorded by over a hundred top artists, including Louis Armstrong, Erroll Garner, Skitch Henderson, Guy Lombardo, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, John McCormack, Mitch Miller, Hugo Montenegro, The Platters, and Lawrence Welk. It is part of the soundtrack of the 1962 motion picture Tender Is the"
"Green was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Green was recognized on December 7, 2014, as a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including ""Take Me to the River"", ""Tired of Being Alone"", ""I'm Still in Love with You"", ""Love and Happiness"", and his signature song, ""Let's Stay Together"". Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in"
"a further four times for Victor between 1910 and 1927 – it became his best seller. He was the first artist to record the famous World War I song ""It's a Long Way to Tipperary"" in 1914. He also recorded the song ""Keep The Home Fires Burning"" in 1917, though he was not the first to do so. He also sang songs expressive of Irish nationalism — his recording of ""The Wearing of the Green"", a song about the Irish rebellion of 1798, encouraged 20th century efforts for Irish Home Rule — and endorsed the Irish Nationalist estrangement from the"
"""Autographs of Freedom"" (1853). John Pierpont did not write the song ""Jingle Bells"" as erroneously claimed by Robert Fulghum in his collection of essays It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It (1989). ""Jingle Bells"" was composed by his son James Lord Pierpont, who lived in Savannah, Georgia, and who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, composing songs for the Confederate States of America, including ""Our Battle Flag"", ""Strike for the South"", and ""We Conquer or Die"". John Pierpont was also the maternal grandfather of financier J. Pierpont Morgan. For detailed genealogical information, see 20>16232 in"
"appear in it; therefore, the entire comic subplot involving the fifty dollars that Will must obtain in order to be able to marry Ado Annie is an invention of Hammerstein's. ""Green Grow the Lilacs"" is today largely forgotten in its original form, while ""Oklahoma!"" remains one of the most acclaimed and popular American musicals ever written. Indian Territory, 1900 Green Grow the Lilacs (play) Green Grow the Lilacs is a 1930 play by Lynn Riggs named for the popular folk song of the same name. It was performed 64 times on Broadway, opening at the Guild Theatre on January 26,"
"on 4 June 2011. Fran Minkoff Frances ""Fran"" Minkoff (February 5, 1915 – April 22, 2002) was an American lyricist best known for her songs co-written with Fred Hellerman of The Weavers. Her collaborations include the anti-war song ""Come Away Melinda""—recorded in 1963 by Harry Belafonte and Judy Collins, and later by Tim Rose, Bobbie Gentry, and rock bands UFO, Uriah Heep, and Velvett Fogg, among others—together with ""Poverty Hill"", ""The Borning Day"", ""First Day Of Forever"" and ""Sunflower"", also first recorded by Belafonte. Minkoff died in New York City at the age of 87. Her husband, Harry Minkoff, died"
"We Start Fires We Start Fires were a female-fronted punk-pop rock 'n' roll band formed in Darlington in 2002. They consist of Becky Stefani (vocals and guitar), Melissa Marx (synths and vocals), Nikki Vaughan (bass and vocals), and Becky's younger brother Ashley Wade (drums). Their first limited edition single, ""Strut"", received radio airplay from Zane Lowe, Rob Da Bank, Steve Lamacq, Marc Riley and John Kennedy. John Peel mentioned them in his book ""Margrave Of The Marshes"". They performed at SXSW, for which they were filmed as the subjects of a documentary film later shown on the BBC's The Culture"
"House of Fire ""House of Fire"" is a 1989 single by American rock musician Alice Cooper from his 1989 album ""Trash"". It was co-written by rock guitarist Joan Jett and American songwriter Desmond Child. The single was first released in the UK in late 1989, where it peaked at #65. ""House of Fire"" was released in the US in early 1990 and reached #56 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #39 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. A demo version of ""House of Fire"" was recorded by Bon Jovi and was released in 2014 as part of the bands ""New"
"and Ten"" as track ten on the fifth CD. All tracks composed by Ron Kavana; except where indicated Home Fire Home Fire is the fourth album by Irish musician/songwriter Ron Kavana. Released in 1991 on the Special Delivery label of Topic Records(and the next year in America on Green Linnet), the album is really a joint project with Terry Woods, formerly of The Pogues. The album features two Kavana/Woods co-writes, including ""Young Ned Of The Hill"", previously recorded by The Pogues on the album ""Peace and Love"". About half the tracks are performed by Kavana and Woods unaccompanied, the other"
"Settin' the Woods on Fire ""Settin' the Woods on Fire"" is the name of a single and the A-side song by Hank Williams released in 1952. The song reached #2 on U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles. Although it sounds remarkably like a Hank Williams composition, ""Settin' the Woods on Fire"" was written by Hank's song publisher and producer Fred Rose with an elderly New Yorker, Ed G. Nelson Sr. Williams recorded it with Rose producing at Castle Studio on June 13, 1952 in Nashville with Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), and Harold Bradley (rhythm guitar), while it is"
"Hot 100. Chicago radio station WLS AM 890 used the two versions to create a Spanglish version of the song for their own broadcasting use. ""Por Amor Viviremos"" would later appear on their May 1976 album ""Por Amor Viviremos"", a Spanish track-for-track rerecording of their album ""Love Will Keep Us Together"". It also appears on the 2002 Hip-O Records compilation album ""Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits"". Love Will Keep Us Together ""Love Will Keep Us Together"" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It was first recorded by Sedaka himself in 1973 and was released as a"
"Jack Yellen, amongst others. In 1914 he wrote ""That's a Plenty"", a rag that became an enduring Dixieland standard. He died in Hollywood. Lew Pollack was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Lew Pollack Lew Pollack (June 16, 1895 – January 18, 1946) was an American song composer and musician active during the 1920s and the 1930s. Pollack was born in New York City. Among his best-known songs are ""Charmaine"" and ""Diane"" with Ernö Rapée, ""Miss Annabelle Lee"", ""Two Cigarettes in the Dark"", ""At the Codfish Ball"" (featured in the Shirley Temple movie ""Captain January"" with Buddy"
"Keep the Fire Keep the Fire is a soft rock album released in 1979 by Kenny Loggins. It was his third solo album after Loggins & Messina disbanded, and is perhaps best known for the hit single ""This is It"". The song was co-written by Michael McDonald, who also performed on the track. Michael Jackson sings backup vocals on the track ""Who's Right, Who's Wrong"". ""Rolling Stone"" magazine described it as ""the new sound of Southern California: a sophisticated, diffuse, jazz-inflected pop rock performed by an augmented rock band in which guitar and keyboards share equal prominence"" and ""churning romantic"